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"Written to educate and inform readers about the social-roles of disability, this accessible and informative work addresses: social classifications of disability; social reactions to disability; legal rights and classifications of persons with disabilities; issues of accessibility to information and communication technologies; representations of disability in a range of media, including literature, painting, film, television and advertising; and major issues shaping the contemporary social roles of persons with disabilities. By examining the social roles of disability in the past and present from a range of perspectives and disciplines, this book reveals a portrait of the social place, limitations, and rights of persons with disabilities."--Jacket

"Written to educate and inform readers about the social-roles of disability, this accessible and informative work addresses: social classifications of disability; social reactions to disability; legal rights and classifications of persons with disabilities; issues of accessibility to information and communication technologies; representations of disability in a range of media, including literature, painting, film, television and advertising; and major issues shaping the contemporary social roles of persons with disabilities. By examining the social roles of disability in the past and present from a range of perspectives and disciplines, this book reveals a portrait of the social place, limitations, and rights of persons with disabilities."--Jacket

The goals of this book -- pt. I. The social lives of disability. The roles of disability in society -- Social classifications of and reactions to disability -- Disability discrimination and the evolution of civil rights in democratic societies -- Trying to come to America: a historical illustration of the classifications of disability in U.S. immigration law and policy -- pt. II. Access and accessibility. Physical access, intellectual access, and access in society -- Access and classifications of disability in legal discourse -- Accessibility and technology in application: unequal access online -- pt. III. Social representations of disability. The social significance of the representation of disability -- Representations of disability across media -- "Nothing about us without us" -- pt. IV. The future of disability in society. Future social issues for persons with disabilities -- Disability culture in a nondisabled society

The goals of this book -- pt. I. The social lives of disability. The roles of disability in society -- Social classifications of and reactions to disability -- Disability discrimination and the evolution of civil rights in democratic societies -- Trying to come to America: a historical illustration of the classifications of disability in U.S. immigration law and policy -- pt. II. Access and accessibility. Physical access, intellectual access, and access in society -- Access and classifications of disability in legal discourse -- Accessibility and technology in application: unequal access online -- pt. III. Social representations of disability. The social significance of the representation of disability -- Representations of disability across media -- "Nothing about us without us" -- pt. IV. The future of disability in society. Future social issues for persons with disabilities -- Disability culture in a nondisabled society